[oclug] Samba file sharing

[Dmitriy Korovkin]

Hi Allan,
Sorry, it's hard to give you a good advice since the lack of information
you have given us. If you want to get an absolutely correct advice you
will you "from the box", give us your /etc/samba/smb.conf (on other
distributions it's /etc/smb.conf). The general suggestion -- read
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/
Look for the notices in your letter.

Dmitriy



Allan wrote:
> a)  Is my description of how shared folders work accurate?
>   
More or less. smb.conf is the best description.
> b)  Is there any way to get around the uploading problem?
>   
Sure, there is a way to solve this problem -- configure samba server
correctly.
> c)  If the shared folder on the desktop can be made writable how does one go 
> about doing so?  I have exhausted every possibility I can think of for doing 
> so.
>   
As I mentioned above.
> Many thanks,
>
> Allan
>